Wrench-handle



(No Model.)

A. SHEPARD. WRENGH HANDLE. r v No. 537,239. Patented Apr. 9, 1895.

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- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, AMos SHEPARD, a citi-.

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AMOS SHEPARD, OF PLANTSVILLE, ASSIGNOR TO THE PECK, STOIV & WILCOXCOMPANY, SOUTHINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

WRENCH-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. 537,239, dated April 9,1895.

Application filed October 1, 1894:- Serial No, 524,565. (No model.)

, zen of the United States, residing at Plantsville, in the county ofHartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Wrench-Handles, of which the following is aspecification.

wrench handles and the object of my improvement is simplicity andeconomy in construction and efficiency of the article.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a side elevation of the handleportion of a wrench with my handle applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an edgeview of the same with the ferrule nut in section. Fig. 3 isa sideelevation showing the handle frame in its position on the shank of thewrench. Fig. a is a transverse section of the handle on the line w a: ofFig. 1. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the handle with a modifiedform of shell, the plane of section being a little to one side of thatof Fig. l; and Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section of the butt end of thehandle with a slightly modified form of handle frame.

The wrench bar A, step B, adjusting screw C, ferrule nut D, shank E andholding nut G, are of ordinary construction.

I form my handle of a frame and two shells. The handle frame is composedof a ring 7, two ribs or longitudinal side bars 8, a perforated endplate 9, and a spider 10. The middle portion of the spider is perforatedlongitudinally to let the shank E of thewrench bar pass through it andit is connected with the side bars by its two arms 11. It is alsoprovided with shouldered posts or studs 12, for the reception of thewashers 13. The side bars are shouldered at 14 to make their forwardends about flush with the ring 7, and their outer edge adjacent to saidshoulder about flush with the outer side of the holding nut D as bestshown in Fig. 3. The handle frame is of metal and to it I fit the twoshells 15 of wood or other light material, which shells are perforatedtransversely to receive the posts or studs 12 of the spider 10. Theperforation in the shells 15 is counter-bored at its outer end for thereception of the washer 13. After placing the shells in position, thewashers are placed on and held in place by riveting down the ends of theposts 12, thereby firmly securing the shells to the handle frame andcompleting the handle ready to be applied to the wrench bar in theordinary manner in place of the ordinary wooden handle, the front end ofthe handle being received into the end of the ferrule nut in the usualway. My-invention relates to improvements in The shells 15 may beslabbed flush with the edges of the side bars 8 of the handle frame asshown in Fig. A, or they may be made a little thicker and rabbeted ateach edge to receive the inner corners of said side bars as shown at 16,in Fig. 5.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3, I have shown the end plate 9 of the handle frame ofthe full diameter of the handle at that point, and have abutted the endsof the shells 15 against the inner face of said plate. If desired thisend plate may be made of a smaller diameter as at 99, Fig. 6, and theends of the shells extended over its outer edge and terminating flushwith its outer face as shown.

By my improvements I form a very strong and durable handle which iscomplete in itself before attaching it to the wrench. The

surface of the handle is largely composed of Wood, orequivalent-material for handles, and

its weight does not greatly exceed that of an I ordinary handle.

I claim as my invention- 1. The herein described handle consisting ofthe handle framehaving the side bars and longitudinally perforatedspider and the shells held thereon by the arms of said spidersubstantially as described and for the purpose specified.

2. The handle frame and shells, secured together independently of thewrench, and forming a complete handle, with a longitudinal perforationfrom end to end,'substantially as described and for the purposespecified.

3. In a handle, the handle frame consisting of the end ring, side bars,spider and end plate, all adapted to receive the shells for forming ahandle that is longitudinally perforated from end to end, substantiallyas described and for the purpose specified.

' AMOS. SHEPARD.

Witnesses: STEPHEN WALKLEY, E. M. STANNARD.

